In order not to make a mistake when picking mushrooms and not to bring poisonous or slightly edible specimens home, you should know exactly which ones belong to the edible category. You can get acquainted with the properties of mushrooms by studying the illustrated guide to the mushroom picker.
It is necessary
- - Mushrooms;
- - Illustrated guide to mushroom picker;
- - Knife.
Instructions
Step 1
The most dangerous of all poisonous mushrooms growing on the territory of Russia is the pale grebe. It is often confused with mushrooms, despite the difference in the color of the mushrooms. Toadstool is painted in pale colors, and mushroom has a warm yellow-brown color. Having carefully removed the mushroom from the ground, pay attention to the base of its legs. If the leg grows out of a kind of glass, discard the mushroom, it should not be eaten.
Step 2
False mushrooms differ from real ones in olive or reddish tint. However, it is possible to get poisoned by the twins of these mushrooms only with insufficient heat treatment. In this case, false mushrooms will cause serious stomach upset.
Step 3
The gall mushroom is extremely similar to boletus. It is a mildly poisonous mushroom that does not cause severe food poisoning. However, it is not recommended to use it in cooking because of its incredibly bitter taste. You can distinguish it from the porcini mushroom by the pinkish-brown color of the underside of the cap. In addition, the cut of the stem of the gall fungus gradually turns blue.
Step 4
Poisonous mushrooms are most often found among the lamellar ones. For example, the edible chanterelle mushroom has counterparts, which are distinguished by an intense orange cap and a dark brown base of the stem. Also, the twin does not have a characteristic thickening near the cap and has a thinner stem.
Step 5
Some mushroom pickers advise using folk methods to determine which mushrooms are inedible. It is believed that if you boil a poisonous mushroom, the water in the pan will turn blue. Do not use these methods. The blue color is due to the presence of hydrocyanic acid. However, many poisonous mushrooms do not contain this substance. It is also incorrect to say that mushrooms should be stirred during cooking only with a silver spoon, since the presence of a poisonous mushroom will darken the silver.
Step 6
The main differences between edible and poisonous mushrooms can be remembered using the illustrated mushroom picker. If it is not possible to get acquainted with the specialized literature, collect only tubular mushrooms in the forest. Among them, poisonous, and even more deadly, specimens are rarely found.
